73rd San Sebastian Festival - 19/27 September 2025
73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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Un efecto óptico / An Optical Illusion - Interval
Juan Cavestany
Spain 80 m.
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A couple from Burgos, Alfredo and Teresa, travel to New York where they intend to “switch off” and do all of the things listed in the guidebook. But the moment they land they start to notice signs, some subtle and others rather less so, that in fact they’re not in the city sold to them by the travel agency. So where are they?
Director
Juan Cavestany
Screenplay
Juan Cavestany
Production
Cuidado con el perro Producciones Audiovisuales, S.L. (Spain)
Juan Cavestany, Alicia Yubero Macua
Photography
Javier Bermejo
Edition
Raul de Torres
Music
Nick Powell
Cast
Carmen Machi, Pepón Nieto
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
80 m.
Country
Spain
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